Daily Archives: May 18, 2005
We Still Love This Game
Blogging with the Dallas-Phoenix playoff game on in the background, the best of the playoff matchups so far. As we get closer to the NBA finals, the Dowbrigade, inveterate sports fan that he is, has been ruminating on the state … Continue reading
Video Blogging in the Raw?
BOSTON — Two Waterville, Maine, teenagers are in hot water after one was arrested on suspicion of skateboarding nude through the center of town as his friend videotaped the stunt. Jason Bowbly, 18, allegedly skateboarded through a parking lot about … Continue reading
Go, Crimson
If winning is everything, British anthropologists have some advice: Wear red. Their survey of four sports at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens shows competitors were more likely to win their contests if they wore red uniforms or red body … Continue reading
Reorienting the Orient
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) – At the Miss Tiffany Universe pageant – which boasts dozens of gorgeous, lithe, smooth-skinned contestants – one thing is undeniable: Thailand turns out some of the most beautiful transvestites and transsexuals in the world. As contestants … Continue reading
Remote Control Cars Replace Robots in Iraq
Front-line soldiers in Iraq have been using Radio Shack remote control cars to prod suspected Improvised Explosive Devices. If they explode, they’re bombs. If they move, they are too light to be bombs and are safe. If they are heavy, they merit … Continue reading
Star Wars Last Supper
This Star Wars sacrilege, along with the Red Sox Last Supper, are stunning testimony to the tolerance of our secular society and first amendment protections. link from BoingBoing